The Killing Age

The Killing Age

Ch13.1. Early trains on the Liverpool and Manchester line

An illustration of the first train connecting Liverpool to Manchester. Trains utterly transformed the world, including its sonic spaces.

back to images & maps Ch13.1. Early trains on the Liverpool and Manchester line Ch13.1. Early trains on the Liverpool and Manchester line, 1831. Science Museum Group. This illustration is dated less than one year after the line’s opening. Very soon the trains were carrying people and a bewildering array of goods and animals between […]